Compiler Design
If you like Java, use SableCC, it is much nicer than most compiler compilers out there, and comes with lots of examples too. http://sablecc.org
Sounds like you might be interested in A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation. This book explains the details in the implementation of LCC, a complete ANSI C compiler with back-ends for several platforms including x86. It's a pretty good book if you want to see actual implementation concerns and issues, although some of the methods used are a bit old-fashioned.
But if you only buy one book on compiler design/construction, by all means go for the Dragon book. You need to understand the theory behind this stuff well.
[edited by - spock on October 3, 2002 8:36:28 AM]
But if you only buy one book on compiler design/construction, by all means go for the Dragon book. You need to understand the theory behind this stuff well.
[edited by - spock on October 3, 2002 8:36:28 AM]
quote:Original post by daerid
get the Dragon Book (Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools). It's hardback, about $80, but it's the compiler bible.
Actally, a cheaper paperback edition do exist (or at least did when I bought it): the Addison-Wesley "World Student Series Edition". It's an unabridged reprint, but I don't think it is available in the US.
[edited by - spock on October 3, 2002 8:33:47 AM]
I glanced over "Compiler Design in C" in my library recently when I went to pick up the Dragon book that everyone was recommending. It seems to be focused a bit more on the practical building of a compiler, while the Dragon book focuses heavily on the theoretical aspect. It looked good, however, and is a little more recent than the Dragon book.
Perhaps you should start with one, and then read the other? They''re gigantic books, but this is what I intend to do myself.
"Don''t be afraid to dream, for out of such fragile things come miracles."
Perhaps you should start with one, and then read the other? They''re gigantic books, but this is what I intend to do myself.
"Don''t be afraid to dream, for out of such fragile things come miracles."
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